Eagle Lake (Wright County)
Wright County, Minnesota - DNR stocking history, depth and survey data
Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) · DOW 86014800
DNR records show 15 stocking entries at Eagle Lake (Wright County) since 2016, most recently black crappie fingerlings in 2025 (800 fish).
- Eagle Lake (Wright County) has 15 DNR stocking records across 6 years (2016-2025): walleye (14), black crappie (1).
- The most-stocked species by count is walleye: 10,709 fish on record.
- Maximum depth 38 ft, mean depth 14 ft; surface area 191 acres, 169 littoral acres, 2.6 miles of shoreline, per the DNR lake survey.
- Average water clarity (Secchi depth) 5.5 ft.
- Fish species DNR lists here: black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, bowfin (dogfish), brown bullhead, common carp, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, and 2 more.
- 1 public access on the DNR list.
- Most recent DNR fish survey: (targeted survey).
- Wright County, nearest town Maple Lake; DNR lake number (DOW) 86014800.
Depth map
Bathymetric contours from the Minnesota DNR lake survey mapped 10/30/1969 (orig map); depths in feet. Simplified for the web; not for navigation.
Stocking history
| Year | Species | Size | Number | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Black Crappie1 | fingerlings | 800 | 50.0 |
| 2025 | Walleye1 | fingerlings | 2,475 | 99.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye | yearlings | 816 | 204.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye | yearlings | 19 | 14.0 |
| 2024 | Walleye | fingerlings | 315 | 45.0 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fingerlings | 2,664 | 87.0 |
| 2022 | Walleye | fingerlings | 364 | 52.0 |
| 2022 | Walleye | adults | 64 | 76.0 |
| 2020 | Walleye | yearlings | 1,979 | 140.0 |
| 2020 | Walleye | fingerlings | 576 | 24.0 |
| 2018 | Walleye | fingerlings | 535 | 143.5 |
| 2018 | Walleye | adults | 11 | 10.5 |
| 2018 | Walleye | yearlings | 183 | 137.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | fingerlings | 270 | 21.0 |
| 2016 | Walleye | yearlings | 438 | 148.0 |
1 fish purchased and stocked by private citizens and sporting groups.
Field note · Minnesota stocks by year, not by truck day: walleye fry go in within weeks of ice-out, fingerlings and yearlings mostly in fall, and stream trout in spring and fall. A row here means the fish went in during that year; DNR adds the year's rows after the fact, so the current year can look empty until winter.
Public accesses
| Type | Owner | Where |
|---|---|---|
| concrete ramp | Minnesota DNR | Approximately 5 miles west of Monticello, off Armitage Ave, on northeast side of lake. - Parking available for 8 vehicle/trailer combinations. |
DNR fish survey, 2025
| Species | Gear | Catch per net | Total catch | Avg lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | 50-ft beach seine | 429.50 | 2,577 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | 50-ft beach seine | 14.33 | 86 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 50-ft beach seine | 14.00 | 84 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | 50-ft beach seine | 9.17 | 55 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | 50-ft beach seine | 8.50 | 51 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | 50-ft beach seine | 4.33 | 26 | 0.00 |
| BKF | 50-ft beach seine | 1.83 | 11 | 0.00 |
| BCS | 50-ft beach seine | 0.83 | 5 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | 15-ft beach seine | 203.00 | 203 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | 15-ft beach seine | 14.00 | 14 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | 15-ft beach seine | 11.00 | 11 | 0.00 |
| BCS | 15-ft beach seine | 7.00 | 7 | 0.00 |
| BKF | 15-ft beach seine | 6.00 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | 15-ft beach seine | 2.00 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Bluegill | Backpack electrofishing | 84.57 | 86 | 0.00 |
| Green sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 82.60 | 84 | 0.00 |
| Hybrid sunfish | Backpack electrofishing | 3.93 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Central mudminnow | Backpack electrofishing | 1.97 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Brassy minnow | Backpack electrofishing | 1.97 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Largemouth bass | Backpack electrofishing | 0.98 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Pumpkinseed | Backpack electrofishing | 0.98 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Yellow perch | Backpack electrofishing | 0.98 | 1 | 0.00 |
Catch per net (CPUE) is the DNR survey's count per gill net or trap net set; higher means more of that species were sampled, not a fishing forecast. Top species per gear shown; where we have no verified common name for a DNR code, the code itself is shown.
A targeted survey of nearshore fish species in Eagle Lake, was conducted on July 11-14th, 2025, by Area Fisheries staff. Sampling sites were evenly spaced around the lake, and each was sampled by backpack electrofishing and seining with a 50-foot or 15-foot seine, where possible. Backpack electrofishing was completed at 10 sampling stations. Similarly, a 50-foot seine was used to sample 6 stations, and a 15-foot seine was used at 1 station. Three stations were not seined due to dense vegetation. Nearshore sampling captured 17 species of fish including 3 species that are intolerant of disturbance (i.e., Banded Killifish, Blackchin Shiner, and Iowa Darter) and 2 that are tolerant of disturbance (i.e., Fathead Minnow, and Green Sunfish). The nearshore data were combined with trap net and gill net data from a August 2016 survey to describe the fish community and provide a fish-based IBI (FIBI) score. The FIBI uses fish community data to measure a lake's health, and the types of fish species present can help identify any stressors that may be negatively affecting the lake environment. In Minnesota lakes, certain fish species cannot survive without clean water and a healthy habitat (e.g., Banded Killifish, Blackchin Shiner, and Iowa Darter), while other species are tolerant of degraded conditions (e.g., Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Fathead Minnow, and Green Sunfish). The FIBI score, composed of several fish community diversity and composition metrics, indicates the overall health of a lake by comparing it to what is expected for a healthy lake. For additional information on the FIBI, search for "lake index of biological integrity" on the mndnr.gov website. Results from this survey provide evidence that the fish community in Eagle Lake is adversely impacted by stressors, as indicated by an FIBI score below the general use impairment threshold for aquatic life use determined for similar lakes. These results are similar to previous findings which indicated that Eagle Lake is impaired for biological health. The survey results will be considered when the biological health of the lake is assessed during the Mississippi River - St. Cloud watershed assessment process, which will be completed in coordination with MN Pollution Control Agency. You can help protect the fish community in Eagle Lake by reducing runoff, maintaining natural shorelines, and preventing the spread of invasive species.
Minnesota DNR survey narrative, .
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